Past Event
Friday, December 20, 2013, 10 a.m.
Remarkable Re-Visions
1450 El Prado, San Diego, 92101
Cost: $8 - $15
Dr. Matthew T. Herbst, of UCSD discusses the evolution of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), from an ancient Greek city, to a Roman/Byzantine imperial center, to an Ottoman capital, to today's thriving Turkish metropolis. This lecture offers a big picture consideration of the site and focuses particularly on the city's role as a center of wealth, power, and diversity in the classical age of the Ottoman Empire (i.e., the 15th-17th centuries). Includes a docent-led tour. 619-232-7931.